Acid reflux: Normally, stomach acids remain in the stomach where the lining is well protected from damage by cels that produce mucin. The esophagus has less protection than the stomach and if acids leave the stomach frequently, the esophagus can be damaged. Acid exposure to damagesd tissues can cause pain (heart burn). Even though this sounds like reflux, a docctor's evaluation is suggested to confirm this. ...Read more.
This means that the floor of the Atlantic Ocean basin has a big 'rip' in the middle where magma is spewing out and forming new oceanic crust and thus forcing Africa and South America away from each other.This has been happening since the Jurassic period, some 200 million years ago!Source(s): geology degree.ell, one side of each continent (the atlantic ocean side) is moving away from the other continent, but since the earth is round, this means that the other sides must be moving toward each other, unless the world is growing, and it doesn,t appear to be, so..... busterwasmycat Â· 5 years ago.
South America Continent. South America is one of the 7 continents on the planet. The majority of its position lies within the Southern Hemisphere, and geographers designate it as a subcontinent of the Americas. The Pacific Ocean borders South America to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean borders it to the east. The Caribbean Sea and the North American continent lie to the northwest. South America includes the following countries: Venezuela, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Suriname, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Paraguay, Colombia, Guyana, and Ecuador. In addition, South America has two non-sovereign territories: French Guiana, a territory of France, and the Falkland Islands, a territory of the United Kingdom.